{"id":14900,"date":"2023-10-30T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.siggraph.org\/2023\/?page_id=14900"},"modified":"2023-11-28T18:46:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T10:46:20","slug":"welcome-message-by-minister","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asia.siggraph.org\/2023\/about-the-event\/welcome-message-by-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Message by Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14900\" class=\"elementor elementor-14900\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4016321 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4016321\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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href=\"https:\/\/asia.siggraph.org\/2023\/about-the-event\/the-organizers-from-koelnmesse\/\" class=\"siggraph-child-page-link \" >The Organizers From Koelnmesse<\/a><\/div><div class=\"siggraph-child-page-main\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.siggraph.org\/2023\/about-the-event\/supporters-partners\/\" class=\"siggraph-child-page-link \" >Supporters &amp; Partners<\/a><\/div><div class=\"siggraph-child-page-main\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.siggraph.org\/2023\/about-the-event\/sustainability\/\" class=\"siggraph-child-page-link \" >Sustainability<\/a><\/div><div class=\"siggraph-child-page-main\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.siggraph.org\/2023\/about-the-event\/siggraph-asia-2024\/\" class=\"siggraph-child-page-link \" >SIGGRAPH Asia 2024<\/a><\/div><div class=\"siggraph-child-page-main\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.siggraph.org\/2023\/about-the-event\/subscribe-to-mailing-list\/\" class=\"siggraph-child-page-link \" >Subscribe To Mailing List<\/a><\/div><div class=\"siggraph-child-page-main\"><a 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn behalf of the New South Wales Government, I look forward to welcoming delegates to Sydney for ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2023. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2bd0d no_mb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2bd0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is an exciting event for Sydney &#8211; we have always been a community of diverse, imaginative entrepreneurs. Today the city proudly drives the Creative Industries in Australia.  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82e1c0 no_mb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c82e1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe waterways and hills that make up this city have been places of cultural exchange, collaboration, and innovation for millennia. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735088f no_mb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"735088f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur local creative economy welcomes your global community of academics and entrepreneurs in the graphics and emerging technology sectors with open arms and open minds.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35eb44 no_mb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c35eb44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere is no better place for thought leaders in the field of creative innovation to share experiences, images and ideas, than Sydney. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e370db1 no_mb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e370db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Hon. 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